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From: "Don Wiss" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Whatever these people ate certainly didn't help them grow to great
heights.
> They are considerably shorter than our paleo ancestors. So I would not use
> what they ate for a long as a positive thing.
>

That's a thought.  On the other hand, they may not be very tall but many of
them are built like Mac trucks.  I wonder if height is an advantage over
mass and strength.

Perhaps height gave the advantage of seeing prey, but would seem to have
been a disadvantage in colder climates.
Kath